Even the fact that Leinster had beaten Leicester in the same competition two years previously was seen as more hindrance than hope, as the English side were expected to learn from their mistakes. As coach Dean Richards said in reference to that game in the run-up to this, "I watched it on tape a couple of days ago and thought, how did we lose this game? A lot of sides come over to Ireland with all the stars but at the end of the day we couldn't match the Leinster boys for the intensity and passion they played with. Unless we match them for intensity and passion, we'll struggle." That they did.

The scoreline might suggest that this was a thriller but only if measured in tension alone.

Despite Leinster finally unveiling their dream midfield combination of Shane Horgan and Brian O'Driscoll (pictured above), there was a distinct lack of penetration form the Leinster back line. It was a superb display from those up front that saw Leinster home, with all of their points coming from the boot of Mark McHugh.

The Tigers had started well, Pat Howard scoring a try after McHugh had put the home side ahead. Tim Stimpson then scored four penalties from four while McHugh struggled to two from five, leaving Leicester 17-9 ahead. McHugh regained his composure to score a drop goal late in the half, leaving his side five behind at the break.

The second half saw a change of tactics, as Leinster's management instructed their pack to hold onto the ball and keep on rucking. Two quick penalties went Leinster's way as they regained the lead and from there on, everything started to go their way. A Leicester penalty that might have given them vital points was reversed after a mass punch-up while their forays towards the Leinster line were repelled by some tremendous tackles, Derek Hegarty and Declan O'Brien denying Dave Lougheed and Neil Back respectively. McHugh scored another drop goal after being set up by Denis Hickie before keeping his head to nail one last penalty and secure another famous victory.

SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

1Which coach, who went on to take charge of a Six Nations team, was in charge of Leinster for this win?

2Which side won the 1999/00 European Cup in rugby, winning 9-8 at Twickenham in the final?

3Who were the beaten finalists?

4Who was captain of Leicester at the time of this game?

5Which back-row player captained Leinster in this game?

6Where do Leicester play their home games?

7Pat Howard, try scorer in this game and current head coach at Leicester, represented which country?

8Which Irish international started on the wing for Leicester in this game?

9Who is the current England captain, who started in the Leicester back row in this game?

10Which player was quoted as saying "If I was playing we would have won", in the days following this result?